from Slate – Moneybox
If you pay attention only to politics, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the current debate about immigration in America is limited to how severely it should be restricted—whether we need only to seal the border or actually change the birthright citizenship clause in the Constitution. [...]
from Slate – Moneybox
Did you see the dreadful news about automobile sales in August? “U.S. Car Sales Plunged in August,” the Wall Street Journal headline declared. “Auto Sales Post Weakest August Since 1983,” noted Reuters.[more ...]
United States – Automobile – Wall Street Journal – Autos – Recreation. [...]
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
Labeled as profit mongers who invent outrageous fees and give mediocre customer service, banks have not made a good impression on consumers. As a result, many of us end up looking for alternatives. One option: a credit union.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Children could be prevented from realizing their potential in school and, eventually, the labor force as consequences from the problem of home foreclosures last for years, a pair of Federal bank officials say in a conference on neighborhood stabilization.
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from CNN Money Personal Finance
Can these arches stay golden if the economy tumbles again?
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Got confidence? Consumer confidence, according to some market commentators, is among the key indicators those who put their assets at risk in the stock and bond markets need to follow.
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
In Japan, where stocks have been out of favor for 20 years and the yen is sacrosanct, lives Mrs. Watanabe. She’s a mythical housewife representing thousands of small Japanese investors, and Dave Callaway argues that global central banks ought to keep a closer eye on her.
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from Moneywatch Personal Finance
‘It’s a stockpicker’s market’ is arguably the most lame statement in investing. Yet those words have never been more true than right now, particularly for individual investors.
from Slate – Moneybox
People who think and write about technology companies for a living are prone to be wrong now and again. Try to find, for example, veteran analysts or journalists who haven’t at some point made a claim about Apple that they didn’t later regret. The technology sector is too dynamic, and the growth [...]
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Market uncertainty has many investors playing defense but financial advisor Ron Carson shares an offense move he’s using with high-net worth clients. Plus, if deflation occurs there are ways to prepare, says Brett Arends. And, Dow Jones’ Kevin Noblet discusses investing in farmland. [...]